Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data Net Sales And Gross Profit [Table Text Block]

	Net sales				Gross profit
(millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014
First	$	3,556	$	3,742	$	1,245	$	1,504
Second	3,498		3,685		1,241		1,411
Third	3,329		3,639		1,233		1,292
Fourth	3,142		3,514		962		856
	$	13,525	$	14,580	$	4,681	$	5,063

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data Net Income And Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Net income attributable     to Kellogg Company						Per share amounts
(millions)	2015			2014			2015						2014
							Basic			Diluted			Basic			Diluted
First	$	227		$	406		$	0.64		$	0.64		$	1.13		$	1.12
Second	223			295			0.63			0.63			0.82			0.82
Third	205			224			0.58			0.58			0.63			0.62
Fourth	(41		)	(293		)	(0.12		)	(0.12		)	(0.82		)	(0.82		)
	$	614		$	632

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data Dividends Per Share And Stock Prices [Table Text Block]

	Dividend per share		Stock price
2015 — Quarter			High		Low
First	$	0.49	$	69.84	$	61.97
Second	0.49		66.38		61.31
Third	0.50		69.77		62.74
Fourth	0.50		73.51		66.03
	$	1.98
2014 — Quarter
First	$	0.46	$	62.13	$	56.90
Second	0.46		69.39		62.62
Third	0.49		66.41		59.83
Fourth	0.49		67.24		59.70
	$	1.90

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Data Charges Gain In Operating Profit [Table Text Block]

During 2015, the Company recorded the following charges / (gains) in operating profit:

	2015
(millions)	First		Second			Third		Fourth		Full Year
Restructuring and cost reduction charges	$	68	$	90		$	85	$	80	$	323
(Gains) / losses on mark-to-market adjustments	67		(35		)	27		387		446
	$	135	$	55		$	112	$	467	$	769

During 2014, the Company recorded the following charges / (gains) in operating profit:

	2014
(millions)	First			Second		Third		Fourth		Full Year
Restructuring and cost reduction charges	$	54		$	78	$	92	$	74	$	298
(Gains) / losses on mark-to-market adjustments	(116		)	12		66		822		784
	$	(62	)	$	90	$	158	$	896	$	1,082